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Was anyone able to watch the game video feed?  It didn't work for me.

 

Also, ESPN doesn't seem to know the tournament continues tomorrow.  Not listed on their schedule and under the write-up for Akron-Tulane it has our next game Dec 30 vs UMass.

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2 hours ago, MDZip said:

Whew - on the web those last four seconds took forever. Cool I'll head down to the championship game tomorrow. This would have been a fun game to be at thanks for making it at 2:30 on a Friday schedule makers.

 

Safe travels and enjoy. 

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14 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

AKRON WINS! AKRON WINS! RIAK WITH THE BLOCK AT THE END!

I know Riak drives a lot of Zipsnation crazy, but I'm glad he made a big play in a big game.  I know he is the most scoring challenged big in the history of the program, but he plays hard and does whatever is asked of him.  He lost his starting spot this year, but goes out every game as a solid backup and defensive specialist.  Having X on the squad allows Riak to play the role that suits him and he never seems to complain about the lost minutes.  He talks to his teammates non-stop and calls out a lot of the defensive sets.  Now if he can just learn the art of the put back....

 

Also, I am requesting no comments next time he chucks up a long 3 out of nowhere.

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42 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

I came a crossed the below article written by a Liberty fan previewing the match-up. It looks as though we should have a decent size advantage. 

 

https://www.aseaofred.com/liberty-vs-akron-preview/

Liberty #1 is defense.  I think Banks is nursing a back injury.  Cheese has to step up today and the team needs to shake off the poor free throw shooting from yesterday.  Article says Akron is toughest team Liberty has played??

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Btw, Mikal Dawson is big.  His Huntington HS & Huntington Prep reviews would generally list him between 6'3" and 6'4", but then before the Concord game Frenchy said he was around 6'2"?  Well, yesterday as the teams were going through the post-game handshake line, Mikal was standing beside X & you could tell he's clearly taller than 6'2".  GoZips dot com now has him listed at 6'5" and, in relation to X,  that looks accurate.

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34 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

That could derail the season.  I sure hope you're mistaken.

 

Frenchy mentioned late in the game it looked like Banks was limping or battling some sort of injury/pain. I don't know if he ever specified the potential area of injury, but if it's back, that MIGHT just mean back spasms which could be from dehydration or something. If that's the case, hopefully he got his fluids in over night and is good to go for today. 

 

33 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

Cheese had an awful game yesterday.  Fortunately we know that's a rarity.  I'm looking for Cheese to make a big bounce back this afternoon.

 

He almost single-handily lost us the game offensively, then made a clutch defensive play on Tulane's last possession. No matter how bad of a day he had, he fought til the end. That's admirable. I am also expecting a bounce back game from Cheese today. 

 

 

The 2 teams worth playing in this tourney are the 2 teams we get to face. How rare is that?

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1 hour ago, NWAkron said:

Liberty #1 is defense.  I think Banks is nursing a back injury.  Cheese has to step up today and the team needs to shake off the poor free throw shooting from yesterday.  Article says Akron is toughest team Liberty has played??

Liberty's strongest opponent coming into today was Vandy. Akron's nearly 40 spots ahead of them in kenpom rankings so I'd say it's an accurate statement.

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